The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:05:57 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb St. Kateri rallies Indigenous spirit /item/29405-st-kateri-rallies-indigenous-spirit /item/29405-st-kateri-rallies-indigenous-spirit

ST. PAUL, ALTA. - CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first Indigenous saint left such an impact on Lily Hunter that she named her newborn daughter after her.

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Canada Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:26:37 -0400
GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Word on Sunday: Difficult times call for attentive listening /faith/columnists/item/29295-god-s-word-on-sunday-difficult-times-call-for-attentive-listening /faith/columnists/item/29295-god-s-word-on-sunday-difficult-times-call-for-attentive-listening

Passion Sunday, April 14 (Year C) Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56

What is the difference between an ordinary person and one who is a prophet, teacher or saint?

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fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) Fr. Scott Lewis Sun, 07 Apr 2019 11:19:41 -0400
Travelling holy relics pave path to God /item/25888-travelling-holy-relics-pave-path-to-god /item/25888-travelling-holy-relics-pave-path-to-god

Fr. Carlos Martins has seen it all.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:00:38 -0400
Speaking Out: St. Patrick among my holy heroes /item/24559-speaking-out-st-patrick-among-my-holy-heroes /item/24559-speaking-out-st-patrick-among-my-holy-heroes

My parents gave me the name Patrick after St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

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YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:58:00 -0500
Gordie Howe an animal on the ice, a saint off it /home/international/item/22506-gordie-howe-an-animal-on-the-ice-a-saint-off-it /home/international/item/22506-gordie-howe-an-animal-on-the-ice-a-saint-off-it

An amazing hockey player he may have been, but Gordie HoweöÏÓãÊÓƵapp greatest legacy will be that he was an even better human being, one who touched the lives of all of us and our families.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) International Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:11:38 -0400
Inquiry into Dorothy Day's life next step in sainthood cause /home/international/item/22187-inquiry-into-dorothy-day-s-life-next-step-in-sainthood-cause /home/international/item/22187-inquiry-into-dorothy-day-s-life-next-step-in-sainthood-cause

NEW YORK – A canonical inquiry into the life of Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, will begin soon and extend to the end of the year, according to the Archdiocese of New York, which is sponsoring her sainthood cause and is where Day oversaw Catholic Worker houses.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 24 Apr 2016 14:00:00 -0400
Saint's relics found in rubble of Syrian church destroyed by Islamic State /home/international/item/22062-saint-s-relics-found-in-rubble-of-syrian-church-destroyed-by-islamic-state /home/international/item/22062-saint-s-relics-found-in-rubble-of-syrian-church-destroyed-by-islamic-state

VATICAN CITY – The relics of Syrian St. Elian, which originally were thought to have been destroyed by members of the Islamic State militia, have been found amid the rubble of the desecrated Mar Elian Church in Qaryatain, Syria.

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International Wed, 06 Apr 2016 11:00:00 -0400
Indians shed tears, share stories as Calcutta honours Mother Teresa /home/international/item/21982-indians-shed-tears-share-stories-as-calcutta-honours-mother-teresa /home/international/item/21982-indians-shed-tears-share-stories-as-calcutta-honours-mother-teresa

CALCUTTA, India - With folded hands, Margeret Rose stood praying near Blessed Teresa's statue near the entrance of the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity.

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International Mon, 21 Mar 2016 17:00:44 -0400
Mother Teresa to be canonized Sept. 4 /faith/item/21943-mother-teresa-to-be-canonized-sept-4 /faith/item/21943-mother-teresa-to-be-canonized-sept-4

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Calcutta a saint at the Vatican Sept. 4.

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Vatican Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:30:00 -0400
Sainthood cause of Argentine cardinal moves forward /faith/item/21924-sainthood-cause-of-argentine-cardinal-moves-forward /faith/item/21924-sainthood-cause-of-argentine-cardinal-moves-forward

VATICAN CITY - The sainthood cause of Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio, who organized the first World Youth Days as president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, has been forwarded to the Vatican.

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Vatican Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:00:09 -0500